Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
01 February 2005


TESCO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


Tesco PLC announces that on 01st February 2005, 9,774,688 Ordinary Shares of 5P
each in the Company were allotted and issued to Tesco Quest Limited, as trustee
of the Tesco Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, at a subscription price
of 308.25 pence per share pursuant to the Company's Savings-Related Share Option
Scheme (1981). As a result of the allotment and issue, R W Brasher, A Higginson,
T P Leahy, T J R Mason, P A Clarke, D T Potts all collectively have an interest
in the 9,774,688 Ordinary Shares of 5P each in the company, as the beneficiaries
of the trust include all employees of the group including these Directors.


Enquiries:            M J Field
                      Deputy Secretary
                      Tesco PLC
                      Tel:- [phone]


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